Barber&#39;s apron



April 20, 1943. T. E) SHAW BARBER'S APRON Filed Feb. 12, 1942 2Sheets-Sheet l Z7 Edd As/m zz Illn- April 20, 1943. SHAW BARBER'S APRONI Filed Feb. 12, 1942 2 Sheets-Sh 2 Patented Apr. 20, 1943 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE BARBERS APRON T. Edd Shaw, Atlanta, Ga. ApplicationFebruary 12, 1942, Serial No. 430,688

1 Claim.

This invention appertains to new and useful improvements in appliancesfor barber shops, and more particularly to a barbers apron.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide an apronwhich can be conveniently disposed in place over a patron with the neckportion thereof snugly fitting the patrons neck without the use ofsafety pins or other detachable detent means.

Another important object of the invention is to provide fastening meansfor the neck portions of barbers aprons which will permit a wide rangeof adjustment to accommodate various size patrons.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent tothe reader of the following description.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 represents a side elevational view showing the apron in use.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the apron showing the inner side thereof.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary enlarged detailed sectional view of the neckportion of the apron showing the outer side thereof.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary enlarged detailed sectional View takensubstantially on the line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals designate like parts, itcan be seen that the apron is composed broadly of a sheet 5 of opaque ortransparent material and a neck portion generally referred to by numeral6 at one end portion thereof.

The construction of this neck portion 6 consists first in having aninwardly disposed substantially rectangular-shaped opening in the sheet5 at the intermediate portion of one end of the sheet 5 and as shown inFigure 4, the edge portion of the sheet 5 at this opening is bent backand sewed as at 1 to form a reinforcing hem 8.

At the inner end of the opening and at the bight portion of the hem 8 isa reinforcing strip 9 suitably secured in place. The hem -8 is not onlystitched as at 'l at its inner edge, but also at its outer edge as atID. This reinforces the hem 8 so that a plurality of buttonholes H canbe formed in the hem and through the adjacent portion of the sheet 5 andto the end that these buttonholes will maintain their shape.

0n the opposite side portion of the hem l3 from the buttonholes I l is abinding strip l2 secured in place by stitchings l3 and I4, thesestitchings serving to'hold in place flexible shanks I5 projecting fromknots or heads Hi.

There are preferably two or three of these knots I6 as against a greaternumber of buttonholes I I, the intention being that any one of the knotsor heads Hi can be used with any one of the buttonholes I l to arrive atpractically any neck size needed.

It will be found that it is draw the neck portion of the apron about apatrons neck and mere1y insert a selected knot or head l6 into anyone ofthe openings l l in order to get the proper snugness of the neck portionof the apron about the patrons neck without discomfort to the patron.

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specificterms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, sizeand materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit andscope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A barbers apron comprising a sheet of flexible material having anelongated yoke forming opening in one edge thereof for accommodating theneck, said sheet having a row of buttonholes therein extending along oneside edge of the opening, a binding strip overlapping the sheet at theopposite side edge of the opening and sewed thereto to extend along saidside edge opposite the row of buttonholes, and flexible fastenerscomprising shanks secured between said sheet and strip in a row and bysaid stitches, said fasteners having knotted ends for insertion throughselected buttonholes, the number of buttonholes in said row exceedingthe number of fasteners to provide for variably connecting the fastenersto fit the opening around necks of different sizes.

T. EDD SHAW.

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